Book-rest



(No Model.)

E. J BONETT, T. GILFILLAN & A. W. FLANDERS.

BOOK REST.

No. 264,234. Patented Sept. 12, 1882.

HIIH Inmu' l i' i II f III HIIIIIHMIIMIHII I UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

EDWIN J. BONETT, THOMAS GILFILLAN, AND ALBERT W. FLANDERS, OF BARNET,YERMONT.

BOOK-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,234, datedSeptember 12, 1882. Application filed July 1, 1881. Renewed August 8,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWIN J. BONETT THOMAS GILFILLAN, and ALBERT W.FLAN- DERS, ofBarnet, in the county ofGaledoniaand State of Vermont,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Book-Rests; and wedo herebydeclarethat the following isa full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghadto the accompanying drawings, which forma part. of this specification,and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved book-restready for use. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, showing it folded,ready ior packing; and Figs. 3 and 4 represent detail views of modifieddevices for adjusting the backbrace so as to regulate the pitch of therest.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Our invention has relation to book-rests for conveniently supporting anopen book at any desired pitch or angle before the reader; and

it consists in the detailed construction and arrangement of parts of therest, as hereinafter more fully set forth, having for its object to makeit cheap, light, durable, and convenient.

In the annexed drawings, A A are the side pieces, which are connected byparallel crossbars B B, the ends of which are tenoncd and inserted intoholes or recesses bored in the side pieces. The middle cross-bars (ofwhich there may be one or more) are fastened to the sides by small tacksor a, or in any other suitable manner; but the top and bottom bars aremovable. Upon the middle of the former is secured,at right angles, theback brace or support 0, the pitch of which may be adjusted by means ofa wire hook, I), the outer end of which is adapted to be hooked into anyone of a series of apertures, c, in the brace O, as clearly shown inFig. 1. If desired, however, other means may be employer] for adjustingthe brace, as represented in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings, the formerfigure showing a flat strip, (1, which is fastened at right angles tothe middle of the bottom cross-bar and runs back toward the brace, thelower end of which is inserted through any one of a series of holes, 6,in the strip, and thus held in its adjusted position; or, as in Fig. 4,a knotted cord, f, may be attached at one end to the middle of one ofthe lower cross-bars and its free end passed through a slot, 9, in thelower end of the brace, so that the knot back of the brace will retainthis in its proper adjusted position. Into the movable bottom cross-barare inserted two wire arms, D D, the outer ends of which are bentupwardly to form elbows D D, supporting the front cross-bar orbook'roll, E. When the rest is placed upon a table or other suitablesupport this roll E will adjust itself, the elbows D Dresting on thetable, in which position the roll will impinge upon the open turning;but in the case of thick volumes,

where the roll E would not in itself be sufli cient to hold the leavesin place, we employ a hook, G, which is hinged upon one end of thebook-roll and hooked upon the second crossbar from the bottom, as shownin Fig. 1.

In packing or storing the rest is folded by turning the brace down flatagainst the back and turning the book-roll E, with its arms, back and upunder the second cross-bar from the bottom, as shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus described our invention, we claim and desire to securebyLetters Patent of the United States- The herein-described adjustablebook-rest, composed of the sides A A, connected by one or more immovablecross-bars, B, a movable top bar provided with the back brace or support0, a movable bottom bar provided with the elbowsD D, and book-roll E,having hook G, and suitable means for securing the backbrace O in anygiven position, constructed and combined substantially as and for thepurpose herein shown and set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN J. BONETT. THOMAS GILFILLAN. ALBERT FLANDERS. Witnesses:

FRED. A. LEAVITT, CLAUDE H. GILFILLAN.

